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Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi | |||
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[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/burmas-new-democratic-parliament-selects-first-civilian-president-in-a-half-century/2016/03/15/26c2b382-e9fb-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html '''Burma, after 50 years of military rule, gets an unassuming democrat as president'''] | |||
Since Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party scored a landslide victory last year, she has made it clear that she will manage Burma’s new government from a perch she calls “above the president.” Nonetheless, colleagues said that the even-keeled Htin Kyaw is a strong choice to manage the perilous transition as the party takes over from the military-backed government next month, even though he has never held elected office. | |||
“He is one of her most trusted confidants,” said Aung Kyi Nyunt, a member of parliament who was the NLD party whip. “He is a quiet man, simple, very gentle in his way of speaking.” | |||
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aung-san-suu-kyi-nominates-her-former-driver-htin-kyaw-myanmar-president-1548615 | |||
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Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma, after 50 years of military rule, gets an unassuming democrat as president
Since Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party scored a landslide victory last year, she has made it clear that she will manage Burma’s new government from a perch she calls “above the president.” Nonetheless, colleagues said that the even-keeled Htin Kyaw is a strong choice to manage the perilous transition as the party takes over from the military-backed government next month, even though he has never held elected office.
“He is one of her most trusted confidants,” said Aung Kyi Nyunt, a member of parliament who was the NLD party whip. “He is a quiet man, simple, very gentle in his way of speaking.”